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Index of pages filed with the "Apache" tag (listing records 1 to 10 of 10):
- As the Dust Settles...
(Date: Sun 27-Mar-2005 | Comments: 1 | Permalink)
Oh boy, the Urban Mainframe server migration certainly didn't go according to plan. In theory it should have been a simple exercise: copy the MySQL database, CMS and web-server file-system from an aging and under-performing Linux 7.3 server to a new RedHat ... (continue reading) - ModSecurity: Web Server Defences
(Date: Tue 1-Feb-2005 | Comments: 10 | Permalink)
I can't believe I've been ignorant of this module until today. ModSecurity is an open source intrusion detection and prevention engine for web applications. Operating as an Apache web-server module, the purpose of ModSecurity is to increase web application ... (continue reading) - Technical Weblogs
(Date: Tue 25-Jan-2005 | Comments: 10 | Permalink)
I need to feed (pun intended) my hunger for technical weblogs and add a few more feeds to my blogroll. I am particularly interested in weblogs that cover the following topicsSoftware DevelopmentCPerl / mod_perlRuby / RailsApacheDatabases / MySQLUnix ... (continue reading) - A New Palette
(Date: Wed 19-Jan-2005 | Comments: 5 | Permalink)
I took a little time out to freshen up the website with a few adjustments to the CSS and a new header graphic (you may need to use your browser's "refresh" control to see the results of the new CSS). The header image is a 1600 x 161 slice of a GNOME wallpaper ... (continue reading) - Web Server Flood Barrier
(Date: Thu 30-Dec-2004 | Comments: 30 | Permalink)
It's safe to say that my last attempt to implement "flood" defences on this web server was, well, disastrous. I installed mod_throttle and brought the server to its knees for around 8 hours. Despite this, ahem, minor setback - I continued to investigate ... (continue reading) - Throttling Down
(Date: Mon 20-Dec-2004 | Comments: 3 | Permalink)
The Urban Mainframe was effectively offline for almost an hour last night when an overly aggressive bot flooded the web-server with more concurrent requests than it can handle. I have now installed the mod_throttle bandwidth and request throttling module ... (continue reading) - Blocking the Referrer Spammer
(Date: Mon 15-Nov-2004 | Comments: 13 | Permalink)
I have mostly passed under the radar of the Referrer Spammers, but my invisibility spell has gradually depleted. This past weekend (13-14 Nov, 2004) my access logs recorded 187 hits from referrer spammers. I'll admit that 187 hits isn't a lot, but I usually ... (continue reading) - Perl Development Environment
(Date: Tue 17-Aug-2004 | Comments: 10 | Permalink)
"A craftsman is only as good as his tools," claims the familiar adage. Of course, it depends on how you define "good". In the field of computer programming, "good" could refer to the quality of the programmer's code, or it could refer to that same programmer ... (continue reading) - Apache Tricks: Pruning Virtual Hosts with 'Include'
(Date: Fri 21-May-2004 | Comments: 4 | Permalink)
With twenty complicated virtual host configurations, the "httpd.conf" file on one of my servers was becoming unwieldy. Time for a little pruning ... (continue reading) - Vital Bookshelf
(Date: Mon 9-Feb-2004 | Comments: 0 | Permalink)
When I'm writing code, for Shapeshifter or otherwise, I always have the same library close to hand ... (continue reading)
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